4 months and now a complete mess....help!

[thall17]

Tank was doing great and now is a compelete green mess. Approx 4 months old, 2 clowns, 4 damsels, sand sifting goby, sand sifting star, some crabs and a few LPS corals. I did add a bottle of mixed copepods to the sump and 1 to the display and was dosing plyoplankton, reef roids and Red Sea AB+.

75 Gallons and 3 gallon dump with protein skimmer and filter sock.

Ammonia 0
Nitrate 0 - 2.5
Nitrite 0
Ammonia 0
PH 7.5
Phosphate 0.1 - 0.25
Temp 78

Just dosed 10mil of Hydrogen Peroxide and added a 25w UV sterilzier within last 24hrs...

I have not done a water change....should I??

 

[painter1982]

Do 25% water changes the next 4 weeks. Stop adding stuff. Let it run its course.

 

[boacvh]

My advice is don't be quick to react and start dosing all kinds of stuff to fix the pr oblem quickly. That will throw the tank even more out of balance.
First things first. Are your fish ok? I see the water green but is there also a lot of algae on the rocks?
I would stop dosing the phyto, the reefroids and the ab+ at least until you get things under control again.
I would start with a water change and like advice above do several over the next few weeks. Water changes never hurt imo. But again, ime the best advice I got was to take it slow. Don't rush to dose, it will make the problem worse.

 

[BeanAnimal]

. I did add a bottle of mixed copepods to the sump and 1 to the display and was dosing plyoplankton, reef roids and Red Sea AB+.

You shouldn’t be dosing any of that to a 4 month old tank. You have a huge algae bloom because you poured in months of rocket fuel.

Water changes, reduced light or blackout schedule and stop pouring stuff into the tank. Vacuum the waste out.Feed the fish very lightly.

Walk away from any advice telling you to pour anything else in there to “fix” it.

The UV should help.

I would stop dosing the phyto, the reefroids and the ab+ at least until you get things under control again.

There is absolutely no reason to be dosing any of that in most mature tanks, let alone new tanks. Too many people listening to too many social media nitwits.

 

[BryanM]

Rough spot to be in, and you've gotten good advice already.

I will only add that nitrates 0-2.5 is in the ultra-low range.

That is a lot going on with a pretty young tank.

 

[J.Trimz]

Do 25% water changes the next 4 weeks. Stop adding stuff. Let it run its course.

I agree with this

 

[gbroadbridge]

Tank was doing great and now is a compelete green mess. Approx 4 months old, 2 clowns, 4 damsels, sand sifting goby, sand sifting star, some crabs and a few LPS corals. I did add a bottle of mixed copepods to the sump and 1 to the display and was dosing plyoplankton, reef roids and Red Sea AB+.

75 Gallons and 3 gallon dump with protein skimmer and filter sock.

Ammonia 0
Nitrate 0 - 2.5
Nitrite 0
Ammonia 0
PH 7.5
Phosphate 0.1 - 0.25
Temp 78

Just dosed 10mil of Hydrogen Peroxide and added a 25w UV sterilzier within last 24hrs...

I have not done a water change....should I??

Well, you have a tank full of phyto now ...

Turn off the lights for a couple of days, run the UV and it will clear.

Stop dosing so much crap into the tank. It's only a young tank and needs to settle.
Lots of Algae is normal for the first 12 months, but don't feed it deliberately.

 

[mcarroll]

Good advice in multiples already.....in summary, and just to pile on:

Nothing good happens fast in a reef tank.​

 

[Nano_Man]

Very good advice from above I second get the lights cut down. A lot of things in bottles don't solve problems. Experience and knowledge will win the day. Good luck going forward you have some very experienced people helping you

 

[Mr. Mojo Rising]

Maybe the water is too green but you have no rocks in your tank? A 75 gallon should have about 60-80 lbs of rock, you really need more rock.

Do you have any powerheads? A large tank like yours should have a pair of good quality powerheads, the tank looks stagnant.

Do you not do regular water changes? Weekly water changes should be part of your maintenance schedule, if you are not proactively changing the water out regularly, then a problem is building up.

 

[Seansea]

Algae scrubber now. You have no nutrient export

 

[thall17]

There are rocks and two power heads....

 

[Nano_Man]

Have you got a scraper or a magnet scraper clean that front glass and add a picture so people can see whats in your tank please

 

[thall17]

Not much on the glass, green is in the water column...

Wish I could see what's in my tank! :P

 

[Nano_Man]

Are all your fish doing ok

 

[vetteguy53081]

Tank was doing great and now is a compelete green mess. Approx 4 months old, 2 clowns, 4 damsels, sand sifting goby, sand sifting star, some crabs and a few LPS corals. I did add a bottle of mixed copepods to the sump and 1 to the display and was dosing plyoplankton, reef roids and Red Sea AB+.

75 Gallons and 3 gallon dump with protein skimmer and filter sock.

Ammonia 0
Nitrate 0 - 2.5
Nitrite 0
Ammonia 0
PH 7.5
Phosphate 0.1 - 0.25
Temp 78

Just dosed 10mil of Hydrogen Peroxide and added a 25w UV sterilzier within last 24hrs...

I have not done a water change....should I??

Is this tank at or near a window?
What method of filtration are you using?
Are you using RODI water or also some tap water ?
How are you testing the water?

Peroxide is an Oxidizer and wont do much at all with this

 

[ColorMeGone]

I would also take back the sand sifting star fish. He will die if he hasn't already.

 

[thall17]

Is this tank at or near a window?
What method of filtration are you using?
Are you using RODI water or also some tap water ?
How are you testing the water?

Peroxide is an Oxidizer and wont do much at all with this

There is a doorwall to the right of the tank but does not get direct sunlight
Filter Sock and Skimmer
RO Water
API and Hannah

 

[thall17]

Are all your fish doing ok

Clowns appear to be cant see the others

 

[Nano_Man]

This is my opinion do small water changes. Until you're water gets clear don't do it too fast. Keep a eye on your fish . Cut your lights down by half . Make sure your new salt gets mixed to the correct salinity and temp before use